Wide Open/© Megan Frauenhoffer (silkscreen and conte)
The top piece was the last piece finished, the ones below were the experiments/studies that built up to it:
Plagued/© Megan Frauenhoffer
Bird's Nest/© Megan Frauenhoffer (photo intaglio)
I’m going to try and draw/print bigger over the summer and fall. The figures/portraits will probably go in the direction of the last etching that I posted, where the figure is more hidden under a surreal hat of sorts. Nothing is definite however, so I guess I’ll just keep track of the progression as it follows during the summer months.
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Comments ( 5 )
Kelly McKernan added these pithy words on May 06 09 at 9:40 pmI ADORE the last piece with the birds on your head! And I really love the new direction! Any reason for the monochromatic turn? or is it just the process? :)
Megan added these pithy words on May 06 09 at 11:51 pmI’ve been stripping color away to just try and focus on content for the while. Once I have a justifiable reason to have certain colors (this school can be anal sometimes) then I can go with more colors. I’ll probably experiment in the summer with color again. =D I’ve been missing it.
Rodrigo added these pithy words on May 11 09 at 11:50 amI am very glad I stumbled on this blog. great art, layout, concepts. Godspeed!
Liz added these pithy words on May 23 09 at 3:35 pmI also do a lot of work with photoetching and was wondering what specific materials and techniques you are using. You’re getting an effect similar, but very different from my own, which I find fascinating.
Megan added these pithy words on May 23 09 at 4:18 pmI use a Z*Acryl film on copper plates and etch with ferric acid. I’m still trying to find a means of exposing the plate with less bitmap dots, but otherwise, I use other intaglio methods (etching, softgrounds, scraping/burnishing, aquatints, drypoint) to achieve the visuals.
I’d be interested in seeing your photoetchings!
